About
Ellen McHugh, a poor Irish immigrant to America, finds work in a carnival and is thus able to send her son Brian to a fine school. But when her position is found out, the school expels Brian. Mrs. McHugh feels compelled to allow the school principal and his wife to adopt Brian. The widow McHugh becomes a housekeeper and raises her employer's daughter Edith, who grows up to fall in love with Brian McHugh.
Theatrical
Jan 22, 1928
Cast
Full credits →B
Belle Bennett
Mother Machree
V
Victor McLaglen
The Giant of Kilkenny
P
Philippe De Lacy
Brian - Child
T
Ted McNamara
The Harper of Wexford
B
Billy Platt
The Dwarf of Munster
E
Eulalie Jensen
Miss Van Studdiford
C
Constance Howard
Mrs. Cutting
P
Pat Somerset
Bobby De Puyster
N
Neil Hamilton
Brian
A
Aggie Herring
Sideshow Woman Asking About Legs (uncredited)
J
John Wayne
